Joe Biden's full 2020 Democratic National Convention speech

[Utilit99 4,099]

So where's all this unity you promised joe?

And how did it feel when after you went on and on saying how you would fix the virus while Trump failed at it and now we see all you achieved was pushing Trump's vaccine and then saying a year later "there is no federal solution".

And joey mentioned how although he's a democrat he will be a president for everyone  providing unity as a nation. How's that working out?

This speech DID NOT age well in the least for creepy joe.

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Good evening.

Ella Baker, a giant of the civil rights movement, left us with this wisdom: Give people light and they will find a way.

Give people light.

Those are words for our time.

The current president has cloaked America in darkness for much too long. Too much anger. Too much fear. Too much division.

Here and now, I give you my word: If you entrust me with the presidency, I will draw on the best of us not the worst. I will be an ally of the light not of the darkness. 

It's time for us, for We the People, to come together.

For make no mistake. United we can, and will, overcome this season of darkness in America. We will choose hope over fear, facts over fiction, fairness over privilege.

I am a proud Democrat and I will be proud to carry the banner of our party into the general election. So, it is with great honor and humility that I accept this nomination for President of the United States of America.

But while I will be a Democratic candidate, I will be an American president. I will work as hard for those who didn't support me as I will for those who did.

That's the job of a president. To represent all of us, not just our base or our party. This is not a partisan moment. This must be an American moment.

It's a moment that calls for hope and light and love. Hope for our futures, light to see our way forward, and love for one another. 

America isn't just a collection of clashing interests of Red States or Blue States.

We're so much bigger than that. 

We're so much better than that.

Nearly a century ago, Franklin Roosevelt pledged a New Deal in a time of massive unemployment, uncertainty, and fear. 

Stricken by disease, stricken by a virus, FDR insisted that he would recover and prevail and he believed America could as well.

And he did.

And so can we.

This campaign isn't just about winning votes. 

It's about winning the heart, and yes, the soul of America. 

Winning it for the generous among us, not the selfish. Winning it for the workers who keep this country going, not just the privileged few at the top. Winning it for those communities who have known the injustice of the "knee on the neck".  For all the young people who have known only an America of rising inequity and shrinking opportunity. 

They deserve to experience America's promise in full.

No generation ever knows what history will ask of it. All we can ever know is whether we'll be ready when that moment arrives.

And now history has delivered us to one of the most difficult moments America has ever faced.

Four historic crises. All at the same time. A perfect storm.

The worst pandemic in over 100 years. The worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

The most compelling call for racial justice since the 60's. And the undeniable realities and accelerating threats of climate change.

So, the question for us is simple: Are we ready?

I believe we are. 

We must be. 

All elections are important. But we know in our bones this one is more consequential. 

America is at an inflection point. A time of real peril, but of extraordinary possibilities.

We can choose the path of becoming angrier, less hopeful, and more divided.

A path of shadow and suspicion.

Or we can choose a different path, and together, take this chance to heal, to be reborn, to unite. A path of hope and light.

This is a life-changing election that will determine America's future for a very long time.

Character is on the ballot. Compassion is on the ballot. Decency, science, democracy.

They are all on the ballot.

Who we are as a nation. What we stand for. And, most importantly, who we want to be.

That's all on the ballot. 

And the choice could not be clearer.

No rhetoric is needed.

Just judge this president on the facts.

5 million Americans infected with COVID-19.

More than 170,000 Americans have died.

By far the worst performance of any nation on Earth.

More than 50 million people have filed for unemployment this year.

More than 10 million people are going to lose their health insurance this year.

Nearly one in 6 small businesses have closed this year.

If this president is re-elected we know what will happen.

Cases and deaths will remain far too high. 

More mom and pop businesses will close their doors for good. 

Working families will struggle to get by, and yet, the wealthiest one percent will get tens of billions of dollars in new tax breaks.

And the assault on the Affordable Care Act will continue until its destroyed, taking insurance away from more than 20 million people – including more than 15 million people on Medicaid – and getting rid of the protections that President Obama and I passed for people who suffer from a pre-existing condition.

And speaking of President Obama, a man I was honored to serve alongside for 8 years as Vice President. Let me take this moment to say something we don't say nearly enough.

Thank you, Mr. President. You were a great president. A president our children could – and did – look up to.

No one will say that about the current occupant of the office. 

What we know about this president is if he's given four more years he will be what he's been the last four years.

A president who takes no responsibility, refuses to lead, blames others, cozies up to dictators, and fans the flames of hate and division.

He will wake up every day believing the job is all about him. Never about you.

Is that the America you want for you, your family, your children? 

I see a different America.

One that is generous and strong. 

Selfless and humble. 

It's an America we can rebuild together.

As president, the first step I will take will be to get control of the virus that's ruined so many lives. 

Because I understand something this president doesn't. 

We will never get our economy back on track, we will never get our kids safely back to school, we will never have our lives back, until we deal with this virus.

The tragedy of where we are today is it didn't have to be this bad. 

Just look around. 

It's not this bad in Canada. Or Europe. Or Japan. Or almost anywhere else in the world.

The President keeps telling us the virus is going to disappear. He keeps waiting for a miracle. Well, I have news for him, no miracle is coming.

We lead the world in confirmed cases. We lead the world in deaths.

Our economy is in tatters, with Black, Latino, Asian American, and Native American communities bearing the brunt of it.

And after all this time, the president still does not have a plan.

Well, I do. 

If I'm president on day one we'll implement the national strategy I've been laying out since March. 

We'll develop and deploy rapid tests with results available immediately.

We'll make the medical supplies and protective equipment our country needs. And we'll make them here in America. So we will never again be at the mercy of China and other foreign countries in order to protect our own people.

[BufordT 371]

Tilit!!

[Utilit99 4,099]

4 minutes ago, BufordT said:

Tilit!!

Seriously. creepy joe has proven himself simply a nutcase and a failure. 

[Hardcore troubadour 12,636]

Tl/dr. Did he mention racism ? Bet he did. 

[Utilit99 4,099]

I like this line from joey:

Winning it for the generous among us, not the selfish

Noooo, his liberal puppeteers aren't selfish. 

[5-Points 2,729]

Indisputably the worst, most divisive, ineffective and detrimental "President" in American history.

Anybody who claims otherwise is an idiot. 

[Cdub100 3,380]

Compassion is on the ballot.

“For unvaccinated: We are looking at a winter of severe illness and death, if you’re unvaccinated,” Biden warned. “For themselves, their family, and the hospital they’ll soon overwhelm.”

[Hardcore troubadour 12,636]

25 minutes ago, 5-Points said:

Indisputably the worst, most divisive, ineffective and detrimental "President" in American history.

Anybody who claims otherwise is an idiot. 

Obama on steroids. Trump may have been divisive, but it wasn’t his goal. These focks hate half the country. 

[Vikings4ever 496]

29 minutes ago, 5-Points said:

Indisputably the worst, most divisive, ineffective and detrimental "President" in American history.

Anybody who claims otherwise is an idiot. 

Can't say I agree.

Lots of people loved Trump, lots of people absolutely hated him.

Nobody LIKES Joe Biden, let alone loves him.

[Utilit99 4,099]

8 minutes ago, Vikings4ever said:

Can't say I agree.

Lots of people loved Trump, lots of people absolutely hated him.

Nobody LIKES Joe Biden, let alone loves him.

The liberals on this site can't even talk about him.

Thing is though, I think hussein was the most divisive president, as he set race relations back like 40 years or even more. I put hussein in the category as the most evil president where creepy joe is a guy who can't function in any capacity and is living to make a name for himself as president. In the process, everything he touches turns to shlt.

joey and hussein are collectively tied together as worst presidents ever.

 

[5-Points 2,729]

9 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Obama on steroids. Trump may have been divisive, but it wasn’t his goal. These focks hate half the country. 

Same handlers with a new vendetta. 

Trump wanted to go down as the most loved POTUS of all time. His intentions were to literally make America great again, for all Americans. Top to bottom regardless of race. And he did a bang up job for a guy who faced the onslaught of fabricated buIIshit that he faced. 

 

[5-Points 2,729]

16 minutes ago, Vikings4ever said:

Can't say I agree.

Lots of people loved Trump, lots of people absolutely hated him.

Nobody LIKES Joe Biden, let alone loves him.

Trump ran on making the country better for everybody and he succeeded. 

Biden ran on bringing the country back together after the Dems spent 12 years tearing it apart and he's failed, miserably. 

[Utilit99 4,099]

How do joey's numbers compare to the numbers he blames on Trump in his speech?

 

"Just judge this president [Trump] on the facts.

5 million Americans infected with COVID-19.

More than 170,000 Americans have died.

By far the worst performance of any nation on Earth."

[Hardcore troubadour 12,636]

1 hour ago, 5-Points said:

Same handlers with a new vendetta. 

Trump wanted to go down as the most loved POTUS of all time. His intentions were to literally make America great again, for all Americans. Top to bottom regardless of race. And he did a bang up job for a guy who faced the onslaught of fabricated buIIshit that he faced. 

 

Well said. 

[Voltaire 4,558]

tldr

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"Where's the metamucli?

I was told there would be metamucil.

Wow, the nice black lady uses really good shampoo.

Does she have any metamucil?

I don't know if I can make it through this speech without metamucil."

 

[Hardcore troubadour 12,636]

45 minutes ago, Voltaire said:

tldr

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"Where's the metamucli?

I was told there would be metamucil.

Wow, the nice black lady uses really good shampoo.

Does she have any metamucil?

I don't know if I can make it through this speech without metamucil."

 

[Vince44 202]

At the end of the day, I think a lesson has been learned. Results over Rhetoric is what matters. Forget about the tweets. Checkbook matters. As much as I hope Joe can turn it around, it's gonna be hard to control inflation when it starts to snowball like this. Trump will be back in Jan 2025. And maybe we should just let him do the job without caring about what he says. 

[MLCKAA 395]

20 hours ago, Voltaire said:

tldr

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"Where's the metamucli?

I was told there would be metamucil.

Wow, the nice black lady uses really good shampoo.

Does she have any metamucil?

I don't know if I can make it through this speech without metamucil."

 

Shut up dck— I drink Metamucil.

[Utilit99 4,099]

5 minutes ago, MLCKAA said:

Shut up dck— I drink Metamucil.

Never had it. What liquor goes best in it?

[Voltaire 4,558]

On 1/11/2022 at 8:43 AM, MLCKAA said:

Shut up dck— I drink Metamucil.

It's not really a comment on the qualities or effectiveness of Metamucil. Metamucil, like Ice cream, isn't any better or worse because Biden* likes it or not. Hillary likes hot sauce, GHW Bush didn't like broccoli. 

[MLCKAA 395]

3 hours ago, Voltaire said:

It's not really a comment on the qualities or effectiveness of Metamucil. Metamucil, like Ice cream, isn't any better or worse because Biden* likes it or not. Hillary likes hot sauce, GHW Bush didn't like broccoli. 

I was just trying to be smarmy.